Comment Comment by ryandrake Also,> 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater big enough to fit several semitractor-trailersThese are likely US tons, so 2722kg. I'm not sure about the SI conversion of the semitractor-trailer units.> scientists expect the object to carve out a hole 33 feet to 66 feet acrossOh, so 10-20 meters :-) parent ryandrake 4 years ago
> 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater big enough to fit several semitractor-trailers
These are likely US tons, so 2722kg. I'm not sure about the SI conversion of the semitractor-trailer units.
> scientists expect the object to carve out a hole 33 feet to 66 feet across
Oh, so 10-20 meters :-)